Which document is this? DD Form 2262, official title DD Form 2262, Receptacle Record, June 2000. What does it do? It exists to Receptacle Record. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
Will you need a different form because of where you serve? No. DD forms are Department-wide instruments, and that scope is what separates them from service publications. One edition, all branches, defense agencies included.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- 1. PS Form 3801 data. Press space bar to mark X in first box if on file, second box if not on file.
- 2. Receptacle number.
- 3. Name of receptacle holder (last, first, middle initial), line 1.
- 4. Date issued (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 5. Receptacle combination.
- 6. Date closed (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 7. Date combination changed (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 3. Name of receptacle holder, line 2.
- 4. Date issued.
- 5. Receptacle combination.
- 6. Date closed.
- 7. Date combination changed.
- 3. Name of receptacle holder, line 3.
- 4. Date issued.
- 5. Receptacle combination.
- 6. Date closed.
- 7. Date combination changed.
- 3. Name of receptacle holder, line 4.
- 4. Date issued.
- 5. Receptacle combination.
- 6. Date closed.
- 7. Date combination changed.
- 3. Name of receptacle holder, line 5.
- 4. Date issued.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 2 pages and approximately 64 fields.
Why do two kinds of pdf exist? Because two kinds of user exist. One completes the form on screen and forwards a file; the other prints a blank and fills it by hand. The fillable release has interactive boxes, the printable release is a static image of the same page.
Does typing matter? It does. Your completed form will probably be scanned, forwarded and filed, and typed text comes through each of those steps unchanged while handwriting degrades. If pen is your only option, block capitals give the receiving clerk a fighting chance.
In what order do you complete it? The printed order, top to bottom. Header data comes before the body, and the body before the signature block. The sequence is not decorative — later entries are keyed to earlier ones.
What if your copy is old? Replace it. Check the date printed on the form against not stated. Old blanks circulate for years in shared folders, and because a DD revision lands across the whole Department at once, the receiving office will be working from the new layout.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying not stated every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
Will your completed form be accepted? That is not a question this page can answer. What you have here is a published Department of Defense document, a description of it and instructions for filling it out. Nothing on the page is legal advice, and nothing here determines what any office does with a submission. Where do the remaining questions go? To not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office named in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2262?
- DD Form 2262, Receptacle Record, June 2000
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?